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Depression is often described through a list of symptoms: low mood, exhaustion, loss of interest, difficulty concentrating, withdrawal, hopelessness. These descriptions can be useful. They can help you recognize that something important is happening, and that support may be needed. But something important can be missed when depression is treated only as a general condition. As human beings, our suffering is always in relation to something: the people we love, the lives we hoped to live, the...

Many men who come to therapy are not trying to become different people. They are often trying to live more fully as the person they already hope to be. A better partner. A more present father. A man who can be trusted. Someone whose actions reflect what he says matters to him. Sometimes, however, there is a growing distance between those intentions and the way life is actually being lived. A relationship may have become strained. Work may be taking up too much of life. A man may find himself...

Coming to couples therapy can feel different from coming to therapy on your own. You aren't only wondering what the therapist will think of you. You may be wondering what your partner will say. Whether the therapist will understand your side. Whether you'll be blamed for what has gone wrong. Or whether the session will simply become another place to have the same argument you've already had many times at home. Those are understandable concerns. At SoCal Narrative Therapy, we want the first...